Cosmos Astronomy in the New Millennium

Name: Cosmos Astronomy in the New Millennium
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ISBN: 9780495013303

ISBN-10: 0495013307

ISBN-13: 9780495013303

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Jay M. Pasachoff, Alex Filippenko

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Jay Pasachoff and Alex Filippenko combine extensive research experience (including years of research in such areas as radio astronomy, solar eclipses, supernovae, active galaxies, black holes, and cosmology), teaching experience, and textbook-writing experience to offer a book that is unparalleled in its ability to present the latest science in a way that students can understand. This brief and beautifully illustrated text ? one of the briefest available for the course ? offers concise coverage of a wide range of astronomical topics. An early discussion of the scientific method stresses its importance in the verification of observations. The authors emphasize the study of origins in this…

Book details

List price: $213.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 11/30/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English




A Grand Tour of the Heavens



Light, Matter, and Energy: Powering the Universe



Light and Telescopes: Extending Our Senses



Observing the Stars and Planets: Clockwork of the Universe



Gravitation and Motion: The Early History of Astronomy



The Terrestrial Planets: Earth, Moon, and Their Relatives



The Jovian Planets: Windswept Giants



Pluto, Comets, and Space Debris



Our Solar System and Others



Our Star: The Sun



Stars: Distant Suns



How the Stars Shine: Cosmic Furnaces



The Death of Stars: Stellar Recycling



Black Holes: The End of Space and Time



The Milky Way: Our Home in the Universe



A Universe of Galaxies



Quasars and Active Galaxies



Cosmology: The Birth and Life of the Cosmos



In the Beginning



Life in the Universe


Epilogue